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COMBINES A COHERENT NARRATIVE WITH STRONG ANALYSES OF EVERY MAJOR STAGE OF NORTH-WESTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY FROM 476 AD TO THE START OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY In
A History of North-Western Europe, distinguished historian Robin Briggs presents a rigorous yet accessible analytical narrative of the regions included in the modern states of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Great Britain. Covering the centuries between the fall of the Roman Empire and the First World War, this unique volume concentrates solely on North-Western Europe as it examines the many forms of structural change that helped to not only create a distinctive society, but also shape the development of our modern world. Fourteen chronologically organized chapters examine the upheavals that shaped the social, religious, economic, and political landscape of the region, such as the Black Death, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the Enlightenment, the Napoleonic Wars, the Revolutions of 1848, the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions, and more. Throughout the text, the author provides deep insights into the origins and evolution of the urban and industrial society that extended European naval, military, religious, and economic influence across the globe. Inviting readers to reflect in new ways on how the past is crucial to understanding the present,
A History of North-Western Europe is an excellent textbook for undergraduate students in European History courses, as well as a valuable resource for general readers looking for a wide-ranging historical account of the region.
Table des matières
Preface ix
1 From Rome to the Carolingians 1
2 Rulers, Feudal Lords, and Popes 31
3 Social Change, Persecution, and Economic Development 59
4 Rulers, Politics and War Down to the Fifteenth Century 78
5 A Changing World; the Plague, the Renaissance and the New Discoveries 99
6 The Reformation and the Age of Religious War 119
7 Political Conflict and Civil War: Britain and France to 1660 155
8 The World of Ideas and the New Science 179
9 Britain, The Netherlands and the France of Louis XIV 208
10 Eighteenth-Century Developments and the Enlightenment 230
11 The Road Through Revolution to Napoleon 258
12 From the Holy Alliance to the Revolutions of 1848 290
13 Industrial and Medical Revolutions and Religious Change 308
14 Nationalism, Democracy and Instability 335
Conclusion 360
Bibliographic Note 368
Index 372
A propos de l'auteur
ROBIN BRIGGS is Emeritus Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, University of Oxford. He is a specialist in French and European history, with numerous publications in the fields of social and religious history. Briggs is a Fellow of the British Academy and the author of several books, including
Communities of Belief: Cultural and Social Tension in Early Modern France and
Witches and Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft.
